Let's Post our Daily Exercise

Yoga this morning.

Hi ladies- I hope you are all doing well. I have been super busy with work and find my exercise has been falling off, but it is very mild here right now with temps in the low 70s so I made sure I got out to walk before dark. I told myself on the walk "you will walk more this weekend too". Especially while winter has stepped away. It is very spring like but it won't last. Nice 25 min walk today.

I am re-evaluating whether I may change gyms. I joined this gym five years ago and it used to have great yoga classes, and I like the pool and I use the weights a lot too. But through time, the yoga classes have left and I find the weight machines are dominated by young kids who just park on them for long periods of time and/or sit and read their phones. I realized I am not going as much because I don't like it there anymore.

That being said, I am going to check out a gym here that just has machines and maybe try that for awhile. I can do my outdoor exercise in the summer. I found a gym that is better for busy people like me who need to go in, work out and get on to their day. I may leave this gym to the 20 year olds who need to use the place for their social lives.

Also, I just finished my current 6 month follow up with my BS this week and both she and the MO (two weeks ago) said I am doing great. Three and a half years out now and grateful.

Will do my best to keep up better with both exercise and this thread! You all inspire me!

Badger so excited for you, I know you'll love having more space. Jazzy I know what you mean about the kids sitting on the benches between sets and using social media but the management is also culpable as they see it and they should stop it.

Did Spin this morning and this afternoon I'm going for a massage ahhhhhh.

Jazzy, can you ask the management to make an announcement or post large signs to let these inconsiderate folks know they are being rude. I found the same thing going on back at my gym in NJ but the gym was so large that it did not really impact workouts but was annoying to watch.

badger, I'm excited for you. My new house is smaller than the rental so will be interesting how we set up our stuff.

Had a nice afternoon today with new friends from the Orlando thread:

Left-to-right from the Orlando FL thread: Phyllis (patoo), Lynn (mysunshine48), Denise (HomeMom), Eva (Jesika63) and her daughter, Jennette (jbokland) and Aurora (auroaya) meetup in Mount Dora FL. After lunch we walked over to Jennette's home for coffee and cake and more talking/sharing. Fun time.

Patoo, how fun that could meet with the Orlando group for lunch!! You all look wonderful!!!

Badger, enjoy your move, and hope it is not too stressful!!!

Jazzy, I know what you mean!! Hope you find a gym that is just right for you!!! When we moved into a 55 and over community, we finally found the gym that suited us,

GREAT pic from Orlando! Retirement agrees with you patoo.

Shop & Sculpt this afternoon. Went to four dept stores but didn't find the window tx I wanted in-stock. Will have to order custom or go to plan B. Had to stop at the office supply place for a new shredder as wore the old one out LOL. Back to packing tonight.

Patoo, it looks like a fun time. Hello, auroaya!

I have also been extremely busy at work and it's been hard to get any walking in during the week. Yesterday I bundled up and walked in the 12 degree weather. It was actually fun. Two other souls were out at the lake. Sunny, bright blue sky and white with snow. I lasted 30 minutes before I got tired of rearranging the scarf around my face. I need an old fashioned ski mask.

Ruth, the snow you're shoveling today is the snow I'll shovel tomorrow. I've been tracking this storm across the country. Yes I am a weather geek. It's cool to watch weather patterns move across the country and think of the people along the way - Cheryl in CA, you in ND, me in WI, then on to points east and all our buddies there. We may get six inches overnight but should stop by the morning. Hope it's not too messy for the men with trucks who are coming tomorrow to move furniture. Will take another carload of boxes over this morning and put up the mini-blinds in the LR. Ugly but functional and the hardware is already up so shouldn't take too long. Then home to a shower and the last blast of packing up the small stuff so the guys can just swoop in and carry away the big stuff. Computer gets packed tonight so may be off-line for a few days. ♥ to all

Patoo how wonderful to get together with the Orlando ladies you all look fabulous, and hello Auroya. I hate to tell you this Badger and Ruth but I'm wearing flip flops and using the air con in my car but I sure wish we had some chilly days I'd even like some rain, I have a wardrobe full of unused winter clothes. Will be thinking of you tomorrow Badger and hope the snow stays away till everything is moved. Scottie glad your event was a success

Well this morning my biggest fear came true, I went to Body Step class and I fell off the step I lurched forward and went down hard on my left knee but I picked myself up and carried on, I have a big bloody scrape right in the center of my knee ughhh.

Shovel and sculpt today. Fortunately the snow was light and powdery this time.

Cheryl, I hope your knee feels better soon. I never thought about falling off one of those steps.

Jazzy, don't get me started on gym workers who hang around the desk and never walk around. The young'uns who run the Y in the evening drive me crazy. We could barely bestir them to help us when the lights went out in the women's locker room, and nobody could see to unlock their lockers so we could go home. I definitely couldn't get any help when some teenager was riding his hoverboard around the walking track. They just don't care.

Hi friends- heading to evening meditation and 1 hour yoga class. I hope everyone has had a good day!

Cubbie- I have not been to the gym in two weeks now. I have been exercising with walking and yoga, but told myself today I am going to try to go back tomorrow night to do weights and ab work to get back into it. We have some older workers at the gym, the managers, who seem to be focused on helping their staff than checking areas to see if things are okay. I don't get it.

Today I had another cold 35 minute walk. It was fun to walk in big fluffy snowflakes but I'm still looking forward to the warm up this week. It's not the winter I hate, just the length of winter.

Pretty!

Went to Yoga & Zumba.....still feel BLAH from the cold so did a half-a** job in both. 'Stuff' is apparently going around. DS said he had a touch of the flu over the weekend (he never gets sick) and  I just talked to a friend who ended up with a bad cold on a trip to Hawaii. How depressing would that be!!!

Nice gift Scottie. Ruth I still have a dry cough from my December cold. Kathy you need to come Zumba with me, they guy I take it from stops dancing and makes you do 50 squats 4 times during his class, yup every class 200 squats and then he sometimes throws in a 2 minute plank .

Tonight did Body Jam.

Trapped inside by weather most of the weekend, so did mostly indoor Chores N Sculpt, plus we did some Tax N Sculpt. Very glad to be married to an accountant this time of year - he's a whiz at filling out our tax forms. With moving last year we donated a lot of items to Salvation Army and our local animal rescue thrift shop, so we spent the day googling items on eBay to get valuations.

Last year our identity was stolen and someone filed a fraudulent tax return using our info, so we had to untangle all of that, including getting a special PIN from the IRS to file this year. It does not make me comfy knowing that someone like the Russian mafia has our names, SSN, DOB, where we work, etc.

Very little Shovel N Sculpt for us - one advantage of living in a 55+ community is that they shovel everything for us, even our front porch and our driveway. What a luxury!

Had a great Valentine's Day - our tradition is to always grill a steak no matter what the weather, so we did that as the snow came down.

Scottie - cute tradition and beautiful flowers! Ruth, Cheryl, and Kindergarten - hope you can shake the coughs and colds.

Work didn't open till 11 today because of ice, so I took the opportunity to get to the fitness center for a half hour run.